N540

[TaylorS]

My sweet bride picked me up a lb of N540 today. I’ve gleamed through one book (Lyman 50th) and found a load for 308 win. But that’s all, what all do you use that powder for?


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[kywoodwrkr]

Will this help?
Unfortunately you have to scan each caliber to see if it's useful for that cartridge.
https://www.vihtavuori.com/reloading-data/rifle-reloading/
Cut and paste into your browser.

[TaylorS]

Yea I’ll save that so I can look up by cal when I go to work a load thanks!


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[Gus Youmans]

TaylorS,

A number of years ago N540 was used by some highpower rifle competitors for heavy bullet .223 loads. Some guys swore by it but I found that N140 and N150 worked better for me. I don't compete anymore and don't know if it is still used. I did not keep my load data but suspect that it exceeded recommended loads, so I would probably be reluctant to give it out.

Gus Youmans

[Petander]

See this:


https://www.vihtavuori.com/powder/n540-high-energy-powder/